With Staples proposed purchase of Office Depot publicly announced, reporters have jumped on the antitrust concerns associated with the deal; somewhat surprisingly , their primary focus seems to be retail, not the commercial / delivery business: Bloomberg - "The two companies, which agreed to the merger after pressure from activist investor Starboard Value, would create a retail chain with about $39 billion in revenue and thousands of stores. The move is expected to draw scrutiny from the Federal Trade Commission, though regulators have been increasingly willing to approve retail mergers in light of burgeoning e-commerce competition."
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